Rant: wordpress & privacy - self hosted instances upload all content to their CDN servers i2.wp.com imho without consent and no possibility to delete?
it “suddenly” and without consent it also exists on this server i2.wp.com, the “cool” wordpress CDN, that is supposed to speed up loading time of a blog… well… not this blog eh?
https://i2.wp.com/dwaves.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/S21_Ultra_Sample_Test_Photo_RawTherapie_post_processed_20220525_sky.jpg
if the user would have wanted that, instead of going self-hosting, the user could have just spared all the hazzle and used wordpress.org.
so even when the author-user deletes that image from the user’s blog… (just tested) it will be still there on https://i2.wp.com/dwaves.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/S21_Ultra_Sample_Test_Photo_RawTherapie_post_processed_20220525_sky.jpg
update: 3 weeks later… picture is gone.
“great” isn’t it? so much for “control over one’s data”.
“This is happening because you’re using Jetpack’s built-in Image CDN that relies on WordPress.com. If you like to disable that feature go to your Dashboard > Jetpack > Settings > Performance and toggle off the Enable site accelerator option under the Performance & speed section. You can read more about this feature here:
https://jetpack.com/support/site-accelerator/” (src)
no – this blog is NOT using jetpack site accelerator.
also the option described is not available on self hosted wordpress.
#wtf?
wordpress – a giant content “sucking up ur content and storing it forever” machine?
time for alternatives.